The Provençal expressions on the theme “Weather and Time” gather 21 traditional sayings, presented in Mistralian spelling with their meaning in English.
S'acò's pas vuei, sara demanif not today, then tomorrow n'en passara d'aigo à la ribieroa lot of water will flow under the bridge dins un vira d'ueiin the blink of an eye dins un tourno-manin a trice avé bèu tèms, bello ouroto have all the time in the world duro que duraras, marcho que marcharasas long as it lasts, it lasts tua lou tèmsto kill time siéu dins mi cinq crousto be between forty and fifty years old un an dins l'autreone year with another, on average A toujou un pet que li courrehe's always got some small nagging worry À cado còup, li toumbo un ueiit never happens Agué lou bàti-bàtito have one's heart racing Data de l'an pebreto date back a very long time Es un gros mau-gracioushe's a grumpy, unhelpful sort L'ouro dei broussoa very late hour La verita a coumo l'òli, revèn toujou dessusthe truth always rises to the surface in the end Lou tèms de tua un ai à còup de figo/de poungan extremely long time, an eternity Piéu piéu piéu, toujou viéuhowever small the steps, one always gets there Quand Jèsu pourtavo de braietoa very long time ago Quand lei pijoun tetarannever Ris quouro si brulohe or she never laughs